Trump Wanted FDA To Fast-Track Blood Plasma Therapy. What Is It? The president criticized the FDA this week for not giving emergency use approval to an experimental treatment for COVID-19. Scientists argue that the therapy still lacks sufficient evidence. Joe Palca
Michigan Agrees To Pay $600 Million To Flint Residents Over Water Debacle A summary of the preliminary settlement shows that nearly 80% of the money would go to resolve claims filed on behalf of minors and children. Bill Chappell
Seattle Now: How we can fix the pandemic The US response to the Covid pandemic was an epic failure. But it's not too late Clare McGrane
How Feds Decide On Remdesivir Shipments To States Remains Mysterious The federal government is in charge of distributing one of the few treatment options for COVID-19: the antiviral drug remdesivir. But how are decisions made about which states need it most? Sydney Lupkin
1 in 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. Women Are Affected Most The economic toll of the pandemic has led to the loss of nearly a quarter million jobs for child care providers, nearly all of whom are women and disproportionately Black or Latina. David Welna
Yep, Masks And Protective Gear Are Still Hard To Get — Especially For Small Buyers Just like in March, when coronavirus cases spiked for the first time, some workers and employers across the country face PPE shortages. Masks, gloves, gowns and other equipment are scarce. Joel Rose
UNC Experience Should Be A Lesson To Other Universities, Says Faculty Chair UNC-Chapel Hill had to cancel in-person classes after a surge in coronavirus cases. Mimi Chapman tells NPR that "should give every other large public university in the country pause." Rachel Treisman
WHO Chief Urges Nations To Join In Preventing 'Vaccine Nationalism' The World Health Organization's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he fears that without global cooperation ensuring equal access to COVID-19 vaccines, some countries could resort to hoarding. Scott Neuman
Trump's Claim Of A New Zealand Surge Is 'Patently Wrong,' Ardern Says President Trump claimed New Zealand is seeing a "big surge" in coronavirus cases, on the same day New Zealand reported nine new cases, and the U.S. added nearly 42,000. Bill Chappell
How Bars Are Fueling COVID-19 Outbreaks To owners of bars and nightclubs, pandemic restrictions on the industry can feel punitive. But there are important differences, virus hunters say, between a bar and a restaurant that serves alcohol. Will Stone
